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More progress towards reducing tobacco use

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

An article by USA today (click here for article) reported that retail chains are making progress towards reducing tobacco use in the US. More specifically, New Hampshire, Illinois, and Tennessee all have Bills pending to bar pharmacies with walk in clinics from selling tobacco products. New York has a Bill that would [...]

Men’s Health in College

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

In conducting some related research on men’s health, I’ve recently come across a few websites for university student health centers that have pages set aside for men’s health. (Here are a few examples: UNH, UD and UGA) These sites provide a variety of information on issues specific to men while encouraging them to come to [...]

How damaging can sun exposure be to the scalp and neck?

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

A recent posting on Boston.com has stated that melanoma on the scalp and neck are the most deadly types of skin cancer (click here). This is a big concern for many men who have higher rates of melanoma than women do. Men can be very reluctant to use sunscreen or wide brimmed hats when they [...]

MHN offers tips for healthy eating and good cheer during the holidays.

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Chose the first 2 documents under “5 most recent docs” at:
www.menshealthlibrary.org
 
Sources are offered for further reading.
 
Enjoy the holidays!
From all at Men’s Health Network

National Men’s Health Policy

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Why we need National Male Health Policy
Bernard Denner… Health Educator/Men’s Health Advocate Centre for Advancement of Men’s Health (CAMH)
Male Health requires the structure of a Government National Male Health Policy because National Mortality and Morbidity Rate of males in countries across the globe demonstrate a rate of premature death amongst men that is unacceptable but [...]

Links / News - Oct 24th

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

“I Just Couldn’t Sacrifice My Son”, By David Nicholson (registration required)
- Update, my colleague Malia at Boys and Schools has written a great post about this story.
Low testosterone in men linked to earlier death
Smoking linked to teen alcohol and drug use
Men need children more than women according to study (found via - That’s Fit)
Net [...]